Welkom
Sunrise and sunset in Welkom
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Welkom, in local time. At 28° S, the day lasts from 10 h 22 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 55 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:29, sunset at 18:25.
Day length 12 h 56 min, 1 min 35 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:57, with the Sun 73° above the horizon.
Times are Welkom time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:08 | 19:47 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:37 | 19:18 |
| Civil twilight | 05:05 | 18:49 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:29 | 18:25 |
| Golden hour | 05:29–06:01 | 17:53–18:25 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Welkom
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 55 min, from sunrise at 05:13 to sunset at 19:08.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 22 min, from sunrise at 07:03 to sunset at 17:25.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:35 | 19:12 | 13 h 37 min |
| February 21 | 06:00 | 18:52 | 12 h 53 min |
| March 21 | 06:16 | 18:23 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:33 | 17:49 | 11 h 16 min |
| May 21 | 06:50 | 17:28 | 10 h 38 min |
| June 21 | 07:03 | 17:25 | 10 h 22 min |
| July 21 | 07:01 | 17:38 | 10 h 37 min |
| August 21 | 06:38 | 17:54 | 11 h 16 min |
| September 21 | 06:04 | 18:08 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:30 | 18:24 | 12 h 54 min |
| November 21 | 05:10 | 18:47 | 13 h 37 min |
| December 21 | 05:13 | 19:08 | 13 h 55 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 28° S, 26.7° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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